One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.